CSI's Felix signs to play at Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz. — Standout junior college recruit Carrick Felix has signed a letter of intent at Arizona State after being released from his Duke scholarship at his request.
The 6-foot-6 Felix, from College of Southern Idaho, had been the first junior college recruit to sign with Duke in Mike Krzyzewski's tenure as coach of the Blue Devils.
He signed with Duke in May and asked for release from his scholarship a few days later. He told the Arizona Republic that reports he failed to meet the school's academic requirements were untrue.
Felix made an unofficial visit to Utah State early in the recruiting process.
FIFA says security will be ready for Cup
JOHANNESBURG — No one was killed. Most of the injuries were minor. Yet a stampede at a supposedly low-key warm-up match set off alarms for World Cup organizers as they reassessed their plans for keeping fervent sellout crowds under control.
Hopes for a safe tournament remain high, officials said Monday. But the scary incident at a Nigeria-North Korea exhibition match was a stark reminder of past stadium disasters, in Africa and elsewhere, that have been one of soccer's recurring and deadly legacies.
"This is like an alarm clock," FIFA president Sepp Blatter said. "This will not happen in any match of the World Cup — you can be assured."
FIFA stressed that it played no role in arranging Sunday's match at a small stadium in Tembisa, a black township near Johannesburg. Crowds seeking some of the 10,000 free tickets on offer twice charged the gates; a policeman was seriously hurt and 15 fans also were injured.
UCLA stuns rival Arizona in softball finals
OKLAHOMA CITY — Megan Langenfeld hit a game-ending homer in the eighth inning to give UCLA a 6-5 victory over Arizona in the opener of the Womens College World Series finals on Monday night.
Langenfeld, a finalist for national player of the year, homered twice and drove in three runs. Monica Harrison had a two-run double for the fifth-seeded Bruins (49-11).
Game 2 of the best-of-three series is Tuesday night.
D.C. United's Barklage has ACL surgery
WASHINGTON — D.C. United midfielder Brandon Barklage has had season-ending surgery on a torn ACL, while defender Rodney Wallace is out six weeks with a broken leg.
United said Monday that Barklage had reconstruction surgery on his left knee, which was hurt in the exhibition game against AC Milan last month. It is the second time Barklage has torn an ACL since joining the team last year.
Wallace broke his left leg in Saturday's scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake.
—Deseret News staff and wire reports